Hello everyone, after a weight check at the GP surgery, I discovered that I’d gained over 8kg! I knew I had put on weight, but not by that much! I immediately cut out all cakes, biscuits, chocolate, snacks, and reduced my portion size, but increased veggies. I lost about 4lbs initially ( possibly body water) but since then it’s been extremely slow. However, I appear to have stopped gaining weight, and I do feel a lot better in myself, possibly because for me, sugar is not a good thing. Does any one have any tips or positive experiences on losing weight whilst on hormone therapy, apart from the usual ‘ move more, eat less, eat better’ advice? Also, has anyone, after they finished their course of Anastrazole / letrozole found that they could lose weight quicker? Many thanks!
Hi, I had to come off Anastrozole after 2 years as the negative impact was simply too much.
hot flushes, night sweats, lack of sleep, joint pains, weight gain and overall a very low mood was not an option for 5 years.
Due to early detection, successful surgeries, radiotherapy and 2 years of hormone treatment the overall view of the oncologist was that I would be better of without Anastrozole.
since December I have lost all the gained weight and then some. I can now exercise without pain, sleep ant night and overall my outlook is a million times better.
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